Anticipating farm loans to be waived in the State Budget which did not materialise, in separate incidents two farmers in the district allegedly committed suicide yesterday possibly out of sheer despair. Cheluvegowda (68) of Natanahalli in K.R. Pet taluk allegedly set himself ablaze by jumping into fire while Prakash (30) of T. Malligere in…
Being used to playing vote-bank politics, the Congress Government headed by Chief Minister Siddharamaiah presented the last budget of his government at the Legislative Assembly this morning with all the characteristics of a vote- bank budget. The budget was loaded with sops which are aimed at helping the Congress consolidate its vote base. For the…
Chief Minister Siddharamaiah is said to have told his Ministerial colleagues to aggressively market the programmes, schemes and initiatives launched by the State Government during the last four years. At a Council of Ministers meeting convened on Monday to discuss Budget proposals for 2017-18, Siddharamaiah is learnt to have exhorted the need to connect with…
Sir, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has done a commendable job by limiting cash donations to political parties. This is one of the main sources of black money in the country. Kickbacks for political favours is rampant and every politician, irrespective of political affiliation is a crorepati these days which, majority of them hardly reveal. Payment…
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